Who Was She Truly?
Monroe was acutely aware of her public persona, and her friends frequently observed how she behaved differently when she wasn't "in character."
Author Truman Capote once found her gazing into a mirror and asked what she was doing, to which she replied, "Looking at her." Monroe's co-star in "The Misfits," Eli Wallach, recalled walking around New York City with her, noting that nobody recognized her when she was just being herself. However, in moments, her walk, attitude, and appearance would change, and suddenly, everyone would be staring at her and requesting autographs.
